East Room 11:40 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good morning, everybody. Please be seated. I am very pleased to welcome President Karzai back to the White House. And I also want to welcome the President’s delegation — including ministers from across…
Archive: May 12, 2010
12:36 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Thank you. Thank you, everyone. Thank you all so much. (Applause.) Please, thank you. You know I get embarrassed by too much clapping. (Laughter.) Thank you. I am thrilled to be here. And I want…
“The President will welcome Prime Minister Saad Hariri of Lebanon to the White House on May 24. The Prime Minister’s visit is a symbol of the close and historic relationship between Lebanon and the United States. This will be the…
WASHINGTON, DC–President Barack Obama today announced the designation of the following individuals to be United States Delegates to the Sixty-third World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization from May 17-21, 2010: U.S. DELEGATION TO THE 63RD WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY…
On May 22, 2003, by Executive Order 13303, the President declared a national emergency protecting the Development Fund for Iraq and certain other property in which Iraq has an interest, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C.…
TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President publishes in the…
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key administration posts: Mark Feierstein, Assistant Administrator for Latin America and the Caribbean, USAID Osvaldo Gratacós, Inspector General, Export-Import Bank of the United States President…
I applaud Senators John Kerry and Joe Lieberman for their tireless work in drafting this important legislation. This legislation will put America on the path to a clean energy economy that will create American jobs building the solar panels, wind…
Felicito a los senadores John Kerry y Joe Lieberman por su incansable labor en la redacción de esta importante medida legislativa. Esta propuesta llevará a Estados Unidos por el camino de la economía basada en la energía limpia, que generará…
Attorney General Biden continues his favorable progress after sustaining a mild stroke yesterday. He will continue to follow standard protocol and receive medical therapy over the coming days, as is typical for any patient recovering from an event like this.…
